When you think of a place you love to visit or place where you are proud to share that you have been, how is that location’s street appearance? It is unkempt and messy? Or does it have carefully groomed and attractive landscape and architecture? It isn’t a difficult stretch to understand why it might be…
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Understanding the Affordable Care Act and Washington State’s Health Benefit Exchange
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) (aka-Obama Care) is moving closer to full implementation. Washington State has chosen to establish a Health Benefit Exchange, a marketplace where individuals and businesses can shop for insurance plans. The business marketplace is called SHOP (Small Business Health Options Program). The SHOP is for companies with fewer than 50 employees…
Ground breaking has begun on the Elk Plain O’Reilly’s
ELK PLAIN, WA — The site has been the Elk Plain Cafe since the 1940’s and a gas station since about 1901. Earlier this year, the Elk Plain Cafe building was removed along with old manufactured homes and the tall trees. This week, the excavation began for the new O’Reilly’s Auto Parts store on the…
Uncle Sam’s is music and community first
By Marianne Lincoln If you are a music lover near Spanaway, you may already know why Uncle Sam’s American Bar & Grill is so packed with cars and motorcycles regularly. The owner, a musician himself, cares a great deal about the vibes at his bar. Craig Arrowood’s life began with a father who played bass…
Tractor pull at Wilcox Farms a big event
The Rainier 2 Cylinder Club held it’s “Down on the Farm” event at Wilcox Family Farms this weekend. The events included a tractor pull and show. There was food and thankfully, ice cream since the temperature soared to near 90 degrees. There were farm tours, hay rides and a children’s ride. Here are some highlights.
Yelm Farmers Market
The Yelm Farmer’s Market takes place on Sundays from 9am to 2 p.m. It is on the west side of the Nisqually River from McKenna, before Stewart’s Meats, on the entrance to Schorno Farms. The market will run on Sundays from June 9 to October 2013. Vendor applications are available here.
Niagara Bottling, LLC to create jobs with new plant in Frederickson
PIERCE COUNTY , WA — Niagara Bottling, LLC, the largest family-owned bottled water manufacturer in the United States, has announced plans to open a state-of-the-art bottling facility in Pierce County, Washington. This will be Niagara’s first site in the Pacific Northwest, joining 13 others around the country. The new 311,000-square-foot facility in Randles Business Park…
Businesses sought to donate to GBA Golf Tournament June 20
The Graham Business Association (GBA) has been helping community and business for the past twenty years. As you know the GBA is a non-profit organization whose sole monetary support comes from our annual golf tournament. We are excited to announce the 22nd Annual Graham Business Association Golf Tournament will be held Thursday June 20th, 2013 at…
Our benevolent local non-profits boost local graduates
By Marianne Lincoln One of the most amazing things happing in our community is also probably one of the least publicized. In fact, I believe this is the first comprehensive article ever written about it. I am speaking of the local non-profit organizations that raise money all year long in the Franklin Pierce and Bethel…
JBLM furloughs tough on personal budgets and morale
At 12:30 p.m. on June 10, 2013, three commanders from Joint Base Lewis McChord read statements in a press conference on the impacts of sequestration and the upcoming furloughs of 16,000 civilian and contract personnel to members of the media. The Pierce Prairie Post was present for the event. The commanders were Colonel Jeff Philippart,…
Get the facts about sun safety before summer arrives
PIERCE COUNTY — Even the Stone Age people knew the sun brought life on Earth and that is one reason they used to worship it. But the sun can both heal and destroy. Sunlight can be the kiss of life or death. It depends on the way we use it. Pierce County Aging & Disability…
Water – good until the last drop or no one to turn on the pump
Glenn Mattison is running for Kapowsin Water Commisioner. He has been the incumbent in that position since 1984, so he knows his stuff. At age 86, he’d like to retire. But like several other rural water districts in the county, no one wants the job. EIGHT rural water districts in Pierce County had no one file for…
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